#BB2C2A#BB2C2A

#BB2C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C2A
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.06, 55.89, 36.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.06, 66.88, 33.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1609 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.18 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8147, 12.5368, 3.4612)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C2A #2AB9BB

analogous

#BB2A70 #BB2C2A #BB752A

triadic

#BB2C2A #2ABB2C #2C2ABB

tetradic

#BB2C2A #70BB2A #2AB9BB #752ABB

square

#BB2C2A #70BB2A #2AB9BB #752ABB

split-complementary

#BB2C2A #2ABB75 #2A70BB

monochromatic

#571414 #89201F #BB2C2A #D74D4C #E27F7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#BB2C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BB2C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C2A

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C2A	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97164',
    500: '#bb2c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c2a;
$custom-light: #d97164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.828,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52206,
    "c": 0.18005,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C2A

secondary

#76C9CA

accent

#E4E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C2A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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